Formaldehyde ferredoxin oxidoreductase from Pyrococcus furiosus: The 1.85 Å resolution crystal structure and its mechanistic implications

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 286, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 899-914

  Hu, Yonglin ^a   Faham, Salem ^a   Roy, Roopali ^b   Adams, Michael W W ^b   Rees, Douglas C ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Metalloenzymes; Molybdenum cofactor; Protein structure; Pterin; Tungstoenzyme

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; FERREDOXIN; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARIC ACID; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PTERIN; TUNGSTEN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME INHIBITOR COMPLEX; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DESULFOVIBRIO GIGAS; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS;

EID: 0033605085     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.2488     Document Type: Article

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